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Flying Lotus was one of the first guests to grace the stage on Hannibal Burress' new show 'Why?,' and now it's been revealed that the DJ will serve as the house DJ for the show. The performer reported the news on Twitter this week. -
Stephen Colbert Names Jon Batiste as Bandleader for 'Late Show'
Stephen Colbert and CBS made a big announcement yesterday, naming Jon Batiste as his bandleader for the Late Show when the comedian debuts on September 8. It's too early to make David Letterman comparisons, but if Colbert and Batiste have a relationship as friendly as the former Late Show host and Paul Shaffer, we'll be seeing a lot of the jazz musician for years to come. -
A Tale of Chad Smith, Jon Batiste, John Zorn, Dave Lombardo, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock (but Mostly Bill Laswell)
A certain, unnamed publication forgot to mention the name of prolific bassist Bill Laswell in the headline of its coverage for supergroup The Process. It's a role that Laswell has played often, in a career spanning thousands of recorded releases. -
10 Good Minutes with Jon Batiste at Lollapalooza 2014
Music Times was fortunate in that figureheads such as Stephen Colbert didn't book media passes for Lollapalooza, which allowed us to get a chance to interview Jon Batiste. The jazz and general music expert (he got his Master's degree in music from Juilliard and serves as the Associate Artistic Director for the National Jazz Museum) played The Grove stage with his band Stay Human at Chicago's premier music festival before swinging by to chat with us. Check it out.
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